Project Management Benelux Challenge 2017

We are inviting all Benelux Project Managers to participate in the first Benelux Project Management Challenge. From early May to end of June 2017, EditX and Threon organize the Challenge consisting of an on-line test and a final on June 27th in the offices of Threon in Ghent (18.00 Hr – 22.00 Hr). The finalists will compete there for the Benelux Project Manager Champion 2017.

How to participate?

Registration is open during the entire duration of the challenge. You only need to register on EditX.

How is the challenge organized?

You will have 15 minutes to give the correct answer to as many questions as you can (up to 30). The questions are multiple-choice with one and only one right answer.

The challenge allows the usage of two ‘jokers’: the "50/50", forcing the on-line test to take out 2 wrong answers and "Ask the challengers", whereby the percentage of the challengers choosing each answer is displayed to you.

Members of the jury:

The members of the jury are selected from public and private sector, including the academic world. They have taken the challenge to build up the content of the challenge.

Anton Zandhuis - Threon

Jan Van Broeck – Threon

Louis J. Mercken - INSEAD

Steven De Haes - University of Antwerp & Antwerp Management School

The topics of the questions:

The Challenge covers the full life cycle of a generic project, and terminology has been aligned to the ISO 21500 standard.

INTEGRATION

Pre-project

Definition

Design & Development

Implementation

Closing

ISO 21500: 2012 - Guidance on project management

Integration

Stakeholders

Cost

Quality

Resources

Scope

Time

Communication

Risk

Procurement

The level of the questions and related scoring:

The on-line test contains questions with 3 levels of difficulty: Low, Medium and High with an associated score 1, 2 or 3 points, if answered correctly. A wrong answer results in a score of (-1) irrespective the level of the question. The total score will be the cumulative score of all questions answered within the set timeframe of 15 minutes. When you skip a question, you win nor lose points.

Low

Straight forward knowledge test

Remembering: Recall or retrieve previous learned information.

Low

Rephrased terms & definitions

Understanding: Comprehending the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Medium

Practice questions on use of a technique

Applying: Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the work place.

High

Situational questions

Analyzing: Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences.

High

Situational questions

Evaluating: Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.

Rules of the Challenge

Participants must be over 18 years old and be Benelux residents. The Challenges is not open for staff of Threon. One registration per person is permitted. The participant must compete in his or her own name. Personal information of the participant may be checked through different channels. Personal information must be accurate. Inaccurate or false information given by the participant will disqualify the participant. The participant will be able to access the Challenge once s/he clicks "Participate" button and has completed his/her registration. If any participant is found having multiple profiles while participating in the contest for any kind of reasons, he/she will be disqualified for the event.

At the end of on-line contest at least 8 finalists are invited for the final

What will be displayed at the end of the challenge?

Your score and position in the leaderboard will be communicated at the end of the challenge and only visible to you. The details of the contest are shown to all players at the end of the Challenge, avoiding hereby that questions are shared among players during the Challenge. If you rank among the top 25 participants after the on-line test, your Name, First-name and score will be posted on the leaderboard and visible to the public.

Data privacy & Information Sharing

The Challenge runs on a secure platform managed by EditX. Participant personal data will be collected by EditX: name, address, date of birth, email address, telephone number and Linkedin profile (if present). Personal data are used for the following purposes:

To monitor the correct competition process;

To analyze and optimize EditX

To set up the Statboard & Leaderboard at the end of the challenge

EdiTX shares the personal information (Last Name, First Name, Mobile and Email) of the Users with & only with the Owner of the challenge Threon and with any governmental agency or Authority in Belgium or authority at their request (in case of irregularities).